Amelia Schafer
ICT + Rapid City Journal

Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. The powwow was organized by the Black Hills State University Native Student Union – Lakota Omniciye. Dancers from all over the country came out to participate during the one-day event on April 13.

Credit: A junior mens traditional dancer competes in the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi at Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota (Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Linda White, Lac Du Flambeau Ojibwe, embraces her son Lucas during the 39th annual Black Hills State University Powwow in Spearfish, South Dakota. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)
Credit: Scenes from the 39th annual Lakota Omniciye Wacipi in Spearfish, South Dakota at Black Hills State University. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)

Amelia Schafer is a multimedia journalist for ICT based in Rapid City, South Dakota. She is of Wampanoag and Montauk-Brothertown Indian Nation descent. Follow her on Twitter @ameliaschafers or reach her...